Omaha daily bee., 1887-09-27
and woman in Council Bluffs interested
in this work come. j. Z. Hardness,
Secretary.
The City Solons.


The city fathers were rather tardy IN
putting in an appearance last evening
but at s:15 o'clock President Lucius
Wells, in the absence of Mayor Grone-
veg, who was home on account of the
sickness Of his wife, called the council to
order
Communication of Harry Birkinbine,
manager of the water works, asking for
the location OF the fire plugs authorized
by the council as they, were ready to put
them in, referred to water committee
aad chief Of fire department with instruc-
tions to locate.
Petition of property owners remon-
strating against paving Bluff street be-
tween Willow avenue and Story street.
1t was signed by Mrs. M. A. Snow. Mrs.
j. w. Squire. A. W. Street, A. E. Brock,
Maxwell. Placed on file.
Petition of M. Daynette, N. P. Dodge,
Miss Werlich and others demonstrating
against paving Fourth street this season
and asking for its delay until next
year. File.
Petition of j. w. and E. l.. Squire and
others for location of hydrant at intersec.
ton of Sixth and Pacific avenues. Re-
ferred to water committee.
Petition of W. Seidentopf remonstrat-
ing against letting of grading contract to
&. Il. Mitchell on Graham avenue and
South First street upon the grounds that
he was not the lowest bidder, and claim
ing his own bid was the lowest, it being
for either cash, certificates or bonds.
File.
Resolution asking for $4,214 in war
rants in favor of Weightman Il Miller for
building intersection sewerage upon the
estimate of the city engineer, was re-
fcrred to finance committee with power
to act.
A resolution was passed ordering a 80.
inch sewer built on Thirteenth street be-
tween Fifth avenue and Union avenue.
resolution ordering Sixth, Seventh
and Eighth streets graded between Tenth
and Sixteenth avenues was read.
This caused hurried consultation be-
tween Danforth and Keller, and Keller
asked If that wasn't good deal of grad
ing to order done. He thought much
grading should be done but was afraid
the city could not pay for it. Alderman
three intersections for the city to pay for
Keller asked that it be allowed to lay
over. Lacy thought now the accepted time.
Upon call of roll Danforth and Keller
voted nay, while Lacy. Metcalf and
Wells voted aye and in consequence the
resolution was lost.
The contract between G. S. Lawson
and the city for building the patrol
wagon house was agreed to and tho
mayor authorized to sign the same.
The city engineer asked the council to
advise him as to the proper method Of
assessing for the Fourth street sewer.
The city attorney said if the engineer
would report it the council would refer
it to a committee. The engineer said
the report had been made
in detail and had been referred to the city
attorney, which the records showed. 1t
was then referred to the committee on
streets and alleys to which the city attor-
ney will make his report
City Attorney Holmes said that it was
the first time any reflection had been
made upon him by any of the city oifi
GERS. He wished to make his report to
the council at once. that the assessment
for the Fourth street sewer should be
assessed to the property on both sides OF
the street.
The cause of all this discussion arose
from the fact that sewer already ran
through the alley west of Fourth street,
and in the building of the Fourth street
sewer the city engineer had left out the
house connections upon the west side oi
the street for the reason that that side
already had connections with the sewer
in the alley.
The city attorney said the legal part OF
the assessment would probably be de.
cided in the courts. This is the same
subject that caused such discussion be-
tween Alderman Lacy and the city at